Booktopia - Tradition and Transformations : A Tribute to NSW Women in Hockey + CD, Barbara Osmond, 9780959078022

Tradition and Transformations : A Tribute to NSW Women in Hockey + CD

By: Barbara Osmond

Tradition and Transformations : A Tribute to NSW Women in Hockey + CD

Retail Price:	$139.95
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ISBN: 9780959078022

Format: Hardcover
Published: June 2008

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A collection of short personal narratives that informs how the lives o women have been shaped by hockey and how hockey has shaped them. It records the memories and achievements of some 150 women who have been involved with playing, officiating, administering and sustaining the sport.

A dedicated band of hockey veterans have compiled a tribute to the sport and its pioneers for the centenary year of 2008. Over a period of four years women have interviewed about their direct involvement in the sport as player, umpire, coach and/or administrator.

Archival collections held in trust by the NSW Women's Hockey Association Inc. provided a valuable source of reference. Access to this source of primary research material and reference to the book 'NSWWHA 1908 - 1983', written by Lena Hodges and Mollie Dive, led to extended research in further literature.

In 2008, the NSW Women's Hockey Centenary Year and also an Olympic Year, there will be NSW women playing for the Australian Hockeyroos team which has become an force in world hockey, creating a phenomenal record. This record includes winning 198 of all 253 games played during the the period 1993 - 2000, as well as the Olympic Games and World Cups.

Some NSW players who represented Australia at World Cup, Champions Trophy and Olympic Games during a similar time frame tell their stories. The recent best streak of wins for the NSW Arrows playing in the National Hockey League occurred during 1996 - 2002.

Hockey has and does encompass players from all walks of life. It is played in every state and territory of Australia. This book is presented as a tribute not only to the owners of the personal stories it contains but to those many unmentioned deserving women who have played their part in NSW hockey at any and all levels.